Red Sox tie team record with win over Indians

Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print ADVERTISEMENT CLEVELAND — The Boston Red Sox went 86 years between World Series titles, and are now on the cusp of eclipsing an even older milestone. Sam Travis and Tzu-Wei Lin hit their first major league home runs and the Red Sox tied a team record more than a century old with their 105th win, beating the Indians 7-5 Friday night. The AL East champion Red Sox (105-49), playing without several of their regulars, matched the club mark set in 1912. Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer delivers in the first inning of Friday’s game against the Boston Red Sox. ASSOCIATED PRESS Enlarge “It was great, to have all the guys even the ones that didn’t play at the top step, it was like a regular game,” Boston manager Alex Cora said. “It was a fun game overall, good energy. It was a long night, we got here late and for them to come here and play was fun.” Boston’s magic number to have home-field advantage throughout the postseason was also reduced to one. Trevor Bauer took a step toward being in Cleveland’s postseason rotation, pitching 1 1/3 scoreless innings in his first appearance since breaking his right leg on Aug. 11. He was 12-6 with a 2.22 ERA when was struck on the lower leg by a line drive hit by Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox. “It’s been a frustrating five and a half weeks for me not being able to… [Read full story]